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3 Management report 1 Table of contents Management Report Company overview 2 Business overview 3 Disclosures about market risks 29 Group operational structure 32 Key transactions and events in Recent developments 35 Corporate governance 36 > Luxembourg takeover law disclosure 61 Additional information 62 Chief executive officer and chief financial officer s responsibility statement 65 Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, Consolidated statements of operations 67 Consolidated statements of other comprehensive income 68 Consolidated statements of financial position 69 Consolidated statements of changes in equity 70 Consolidated statements of cash flows 71 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 72 Report of the réviseur d entreprises agréé consolidated financial statements 161 Financial statements of ArcelorMittal parent company for the year ended December 31, Management Report 163 Chief executive officer and chief financial officer s responsibility statement 164 Statements of financial position 165 Statements of operations 166 Statements of other comprehensive income 166 Statements of changes in equity 167 Statements of cash flows 168 Notes to the financial statements 169 Report of the réviseur d entreprises agréé financial statements of ArcelorMittal parent company 205 Risks related to the global economy and the steel industry 207 Mining 219

4 2 Management report Company Overview History and development of the Company ArcelorMittal is the world s leading integrated steel and mining company. Since the creation of ArcelorMittal in 2006 (through the combination of Mittal Steel and Arcelor) and continuing through 2008, ArcelorMittal pursued a disciplined growth strategy, with transactions in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, the United States and Venezuela. Beginning in the latter part of 2008, ArcelorMittal largely suspended mergers and acquisitions activity in light of the deteriorating economic and market environment, and sharply curtailed its investment activities, with the exception of the acquisition (along with a partner) of Baffinland in Since September 2011, ArcelorMittal has been undergoing a deleveraging process to reduce its indebtedness including numerous divestments of non-core assets (see note 2.3 to the consolidated financial statements for the divestments made in 2014 and 2015). Despite ArcelorMittal s overall strategy of deleveraging, the Company completed an acquisition through a 50/50 joint venture partnership of Calvert in ArcelorMittal s success is built on its core values of sustainability, quality and leadership and the entrepreneurial boldness that has empowered its emergence as the first truly global steel and mining company. Acknowledging that a combination of structural issues and macroeconomic conditions will continue to challenge returns in its sector, the Company has adapted its footprint to the new demand realities, redoubled its efforts to control costs and repositioned its operations to outperform its competitors. ArcelorMittal s research and development capability is strong and includes several major research centers as well as strong academic partnerships with universities and other scientific bodies. Against this backdrop, ArcelorMittal s strategy is to leverage four distinctive attributes that will enable it to capture leading positions in the most attractive areas of the steel industry s value chain, from mining at one end to distribution and first-stage processing at the other: global scale and scope; unmatched technical capabilities; a diverse portfolio of steel and related businesses, one of which is mining; and financial capabilities. Geography: ArcelorMittal is the largest steel producer in the Americas, Africa and Europe and is the fifth largest steel producer in the CIS region. ArcelorMittal has steelmaking operations in 19 countries on four continents, including 54 integrated and mini-mill steelmaking facilities. As of December 31, 2015, ArcelorMittal had approximately 209,000 employees. ArcelorMittal s steel-making operations have a high degree of geographic diversification. Approximately 37% of its crude steel is produced in the Americas, approximately 47% is produced in Europe and approximately 15% is produced in other countries, such as Kazakhstan, South Africa and Ukraine. In addition, ArcelorMittal s sales of steel products are spread over both developed and developing markets, which have different consumption characteristics. ArcelorMittal s mining operations, present in North and South America, Africa, Europe and the CIS region, are integrated with its global steel-making facilities and are important producers of iron ore and coal in their own right. Products: ArcelorMittal produces a broad range of high-quality finished and semi-finished steel products ( semis ). Specifically, ArcelorMittal produces flat steel products, including sheet and plate, and long steel products, including bars, rods and structural shapes. In addition, ArcelorMittal produces pipes and tubes for various applications. ArcelorMittal sells its steel products primarily in local markets and through its centralized marketing organization to a diverse range of customers in approximately 160 countries including the automotive, appliance, engineering, construction and machinery industries. The Company also produces various types of mining products including iron ore lump, fines, concentrate and sinter feed, as well as coking, PCI and thermal coal. As a global steel producer, the Company is able to meet the needs of different markets. Steel consumption and product requirements clearly differ between developed markets and developing markets. Steel consumption in developed economies is weighted towards flat products and a higher value-added mix, while developing markets utilize a higher proportion of long products and commodity grades. To meet these diverse needs, the Company maintains a high degree of product diversification and seeks opportunities to increase the proportion of higher value-added products in its product mix. Automotive focus: ArcelorMittal has a leading market share in its core markets in the automotive steel business and is a leader in the fastgrowing advanced high strength steels segment. ArcelorMittal is the first steel company in the world to embed its own engineers within an automotive customer to provide engineering support. The Company begins working with original equipment manufacturers ( OEMs ) as early as five years before a vehicle reaches the showroom, to provide generic steel solutions, co-engineering and help with the industrialization of the project. In June 2013, ArcelorMittal launched an innovative ultra-lightweight steel car door, which is less expensive than an aluminum door. In addition, further solutions developed for the pick-up trucks market offer weight savings benefits. Mining Value Chain: ArcelorMittal has a significant portfolio of raw material and mining assets, as well as certain strategic long-term contracts with external suppliers. In 2015 (assuming full shipments of iron ore at ArcelorMittal Mines Canada, Serra Azul, Andrade, Liberia and full shipments at Peña Colorada for own use), approximately 62% of ArcelorMittal s iron-ore requirements and approximately 15% of its PCI and coal requirements were supplied from its own mines or pursuant to strategic contracts at many of its operating units. The Company currently has iron ore mining activities in Brazil, Bosnia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Mexico, Ukraine and the United States. The Company currently has coal mining activities in Kazakhstan and the United States. ArcelorMittal also has made strategic investments in order to secure access to other raw materials including manganese and ferro alloys. In addition, ArcelorMittal produces substantial amounts of direct reduced iron, or DRI, which is a scrap substitute used in its mini-mill facilities to supplement external metallics purchases. ArcelorMittal is also a significant producer of coke, which is produced from metallurgical coal and is a critical raw material for steel-making, satisfying 86% of its coke needs through its own production facilities. ArcelorMittal s facilities have good access to shipping facilities, including through ArcelorMittal s own 17 deep-water port facilities and linked railway sidings. ArcelorMittal has its own downstream steel distribution business, primarily run through its Europe segment. It also provides value-added and customized steel solutions through additional processing activities to meet specific customer requirements.

5 Management report 3 Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This annual report may contain forward-looking statements based on estimates and assumptions. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the business, future financial condition, results of operations and prospects of ArcelorMittal, including its subsidiaries. These statements usually contain the words believes, plans, expects, anticipates, intends, estimates or other similar expressions. For each of these statements, you should be aware that forwardlooking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated will be realized or, even if realized, that they will have the expected effects on the business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of ArcelorMittal. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made, and no obligation has been undertaken to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this annual report or elsewhere as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws and regulations. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled Risk factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws. Corporate and other information ArcelorMittal is a public limited liability company (société anonyme) that was incorporated for an unlimited period under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on June 8, ArcelorMittal is registered at the R.C.S. Luxembourg under number B The mailing address and telephone number of ArcelorMittal s registered office are: ArcelorMittal 24-26, Boulevard d Avranches L-1160 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Telephone: ArcelorMittal s agent for U.S. federal securities law purposes is: ArcelorMittal USA LLC 1 South Dearborn Street, 19 th floor Chicago, Illinois United States of America Telephone: ArcelorMittal shares are listed and traded (through a single order book as from January 14, 2009) on the Euronext European markets (Paris and Amsterdam) (symbol MT ), are admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange s regulated market and listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (symbol MT ) and are listed and traded on the Spanish Stock Exchanges (symbol MTS ). ArcelorMittal shares are also listed and traded on the NYSE (symbol MT ). Internet site ArcelorMittal maintains an Internet site at Information contained in or otherwise accessible through this Internet site is not a part of this annual report. All references in this annual report to this Internet site are inactive textual references to this URL and are for information only. Business overview The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with ArcelorMittal s consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2015 included in this annual report. Key factors affecting results of operations ArcelorMittal s sales are predominantly derived from the sale of flat steel products, long steel products, and tubular products, as well as of iron ore and coal. Prices of steel products, iron ore and coal, in general, are sensitive to changes in worldwide and regional demand, which, in turn, are affected by worldwide and country-specific economic conditions and available production capacity. The steel industry, and the iron ore and coal mining industries, which provide its principal raw materials, have historically been highly cyclical. They are significantly affected by general economic conditions, as well as by worldwide production capacity and fluctuations in international steel trade and tariffs. In particular, this is due to the cyclical nature of the automotive, construction, machinery and equipment and transportation industries that are the principal consumers of steel. After a period of continuous growth between 2004 and 2008, the sharp fall in demand resulting from the global economic crisis demonstrated the steel market s vulnerability to volatility and sharp corrections. The North American and European markets together account for over 60% of ArcelorMittal s deliveries in 2014 and 2015 and, consequently, any weakness in these markets can have a significant impact on ArcelorMittal s results. The onset of the eurozone crisis caused underlying European steel demand to weaken in 2012 and, coupled with significant destocking, apparent steel demand fell by over 10%. Since then, deliveries have increased in each of the past three years, but in 2015 were still lower than 2011 levels and remained close to 25% below 2007 levels. Underlying steel demand in North America has increased in each of the past five years, but apparent demand has been negatively impacted by inventory movements, particularly during 2014 when inventories rose significantly on the back of a rapid increase in imports and were up almost 40% over This led to stockists purchasing over six million fewer tonnes in 2015, as compared to 2014, as they sought to reduce inventory levels as steel prices declined. Although underlying steel demand continued to rise (remaining strong in the Company s core markets, U.S. and Europe) in 2015, apparent demand declined significantly, negatively impacting the Company s deliveries and profitability. The significant declines in steel demand in Brazil and the CIS over the past two years have reduced their share of the Company s deliveries to under 10% contributing to the overall decrease in deliveries. Demand dynamics in China have also substantially affected the global steel business. After growing strongly since 2000, Chinese steel demand has started to decline as a result of weaker real estate sector construction and machinery production. This decline in domestic demand has led to a surge in Chinese steel exports, which increased by over 30 million tonnes from 2013 to 2014, and then by an additional 18 million tonnes from 2014 to This increase in Chinese exports is greater than the growth in world ex-china steel demand over the past two years, and has had the effect of curtailing domestic production in countries outside of China over the period. While the majority of these exports are directed to Asia, an increasing proportion is being directed toward ArcelorMittal s core markets and Europe, in particular. While not a sustainable long-term strategy, Chinese exports in 2015

6 4 Management report were increasingly being sold at prices apparently below cost (China Iron and Steel Association ( CISA ) reports large and medium-sized CISA mills losing RMB 53 billion ($8.6 billion) from January through November 2015), negatively impacting prices and therefore margins in many regions. Unlike many commodities, steel is not completely fungible due to wide differences in shape, chemical composition, quality, specifications and application, all of which affect sales prices. Accordingly, there is still limited exchange trading and uniform pricing of steel, whereas there is increasing trading of steel raw materials, particularly iron ore. Commodity spot prices can vary, which causes sale prices from exports to fluctuate as a function of the worldwide balance of supply and demand at the time sales are made. ArcelorMittal s sales are made on the basis of shorter-term purchase orders as well as some longer-term contracts to certain industrial customers, particularly in the automotive industry. Steel price surcharges are often implemented on steel sold pursuant to long-term contracts in order to recover increases in input costs. However, spot market steel, iron ore and coal prices and shortterm contracts are more driven by market conditions. One of the principal factors affecting the Company s operating profitability is the relationship between raw material prices and steel selling prices. Profitability depends in part on the extent to which steel selling prices exceed raw material prices, and, in particular, the extent to which changes in raw material prices are passed through to customers in steel selling prices. Complicating factors include the extent of the time lag between (a) the raw material price change and the steel selling price change and (b) the date of the raw material purchase and of the actual sale of the steel product in which the raw material was used (average cost basis). In recent periods, steel selling prices have tended to react quickly to changes in raw material prices, due in part to the tendency of distributors to increase purchases of steel products early in a rising cycle of raw material prices and to hold back from purchasing as raw material prices decline. With respect to (b), as average cost basis is used to determine the cost of the raw materials incorporated, inventories must first be worked through before a decrease in raw material prices translates into decreased operating costs. In some of ArcelorMittal s segments, in particular Europe and NAFTA, there are several months between raw material purchases and sales of steel products incorporating those materials. Although this lag has been reduced recently by changes to the timing of pricing adjustments in iron ore contracts, it cannot be eliminated and exposes these segments margins to changes in steel selling prices in the interim (known as a price-cost squeeze ). In addition, decreases in steel prices may outstrip decreases in raw material costs in absolute terms, as has occurred numerous times over the past few years. Given this overall dynamic, the Company s operating profitability has been particularly sensitive to fluctuations in raw material prices, which have become more volatile since the iron ore industry moved away from annual benchmark pricing to quarterly pricing in Iron ore prices were relatively stable in 2013, averaging $135/t, but fell sharply in 2014, reaching lows of $68/t in December 2014 and averaging under $100 for the first time since Volatility on steel margins aside, the results of the Company s mining segment are also directly impacted by iron ore prices, which were weaker again in 2015, ending the year at $40/t and averaging only $55.5/t. This means, among other things, that if iron ore prices were to remain around current levels ($40/t) due to continued strong growth of supply or any further significant decline of Chinese steel production, this would continue to have a negative impact on ArcelorMittal s revenues and profitability. Economic environment 1 Global GDP growth fell short of expectations in 2015, slowing marginally, to 2.5% year-on-year, from 2.7% in 2014 (2.5% in 2013) as deceleration in key emerging and developing economies overshadowed a modest recovery in major developed countries in This deceleration was accompanied by further declines in commodity prices, subdued global trade, bouts of financial market volatility, and weakening capital flows. Domestic demand in the United States was supported by robust consumption and investment, with the exception of the oil sector. U.S. GDP growth in 2015 is estimated at 2.5%, the highest annual rate in the post-2008 crisis period. Solid labor market conditions and low oil prices continue to support a consumption-led recovery, with automotive sales growing by over 5% year-on-year in 2015 to a record of 17.4 million. Nominal construction spending increased by around 10% year-on-year in 2015, with strong growth in both residential and non-residential construction. The weakness in net exports is the result of the strong dollar and softness in external demand, particularly from large emerging markets. Despite headline inflation of around zero in the second half of 2015, the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates in December due to the strength of labor markets. Fiscal policy has eased to a broadly growth-neutral stance in 2015, after having been a headwind in previous years. European Union (EU) GDP growth picked up in 2015 to around 1.8%, as domestic demand strengthened and eurozone exports were supported by euro depreciation. Low oil prices and improving financing conditions are supporting consumer spending and investment. Indeed, EU automotive sales grew by 9% yearon-year in 2015 to 13.7 million, 1 GDP and industrial production data and estimates sourced from IHS Global Insight January 15, their highest level since Moderating fiscal consolidation and healing labor markets are also underpinning domestic demand, although conditions vary across countries. Activity firmed in Spain, but France and Italy are still lagging, whereas growth slowed in the United Kingdom but remained stronger than the eurozone average. Peripheral economies saw little contagion from another Greek crisis, which led to a third bailout program and promises of further reforms. Credit conditions have improved, supported by the European Central Bank s ( ECB ) quantitative easing program. With headline inflation close to zero in 2015, deflation concerns have receded but have not disappeared, prompting the ECB to ease monetary policy further in December Sectoral rebalancing in China became more pronounced in 2015 with GDP growth slowing in 2015 to an estimated 6.9%, down from 7.3% in In line with rebalancing efforts, the deceleration in activity during 2015 has been most visible in heavy industry and real estate sectors with considerable overcapacity and, in the case of heavy industry, a high presence of state-owned enterprises. Weaker manufacturing growth and declining construction activity has significantly impacted import demand, which contracted in the first half of The service sector has seen its share of employment increasing in recent years, and accounted for the majority of new urban jobs created in The fiscal deficit widened to a six-year high of 2.3 percent of GDP in 2015, reflecting accelerated infrastructure investment by the central government to support growth in the second half of the year. The People s Bank of China introduced a change in the calculation of the renminbi reference rate on August 10, 2015, leading to an almost 3% depreciation against the US$. Otherwise, the renminbi was stable throughout most of 2015, but weakened further towards the end of the year.

7 Management report 5 Brazil and Russia have taken a turn for the worse as a result of global and domestic headwinds, and the weakness in oil and other commodity prices, with both countries experiencing deepening contractions, abovetarget inflation, and deteriorating public finances. In South Africa, chronic power supply bottlenecks are a major factor behind weak growth. In contrast to other major developing countries, growth in India remained robust, buoyed by strong investor sentiment and the positive effect on real incomes of the recent fall in oil prices. Global industrial production ( IP ) growth slowed to 1.5% year-on-year as IP in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) countries eased to just 0.9% year-on-year in 2015, after growing by 2.3% in 2014, whereas IP growth in non- OECD countries slowed to 2.3% in 2015 from 3.8% in Global apparent steel consumption ( ASC ) is estimated to have fallen by 2.2% year-onyear. This was mainly due to the slowdown in China, where consumption fell by 4.5% in 2015, the second consecutive year of decline. However, Chinese demand estimates are subject to change, due to significant revisions to steel production estimates to account for under-reported output by Chinese mills. Elsewhere, worldex-china ASC fell by just 0.3%, as significant declines in CIS (-8%), NAFTA (-7%) and Latin America (-7%) were offset by growth in other regions, particularly EU28 (+3%), Asia ex-china (+5%) and Africa & Middle East (+4%). Steel production 2 After declining sharply during 2009 to 1.2 billion tonnes, world crude steel production grew robustly each year to 1.6 billion tonnes in 2013, driven by strong Chinese growth. Global production 2 Global production data is for all 66 countries for which production data is collected by the World steel, accounting for around 99% of global steel production. continued to rise in 2014, up 3.2% to 1.65 billion tonnes due again to the rising output in China. Chinese production is estimated to have increased from 775 million tonnes in 2013 to about 813 million tonnes in 2014 (+5.0% year-onyear), whereas world ex-china growth also increased only 1.5% year-on-year to 839 million tonnes. World crude steel production fell in 2015, for the first time since 2009, as steel consumption in developed and key emerging markets declined. Amid depressed demand conditions, the availability of low priced imports, particularly from CIS, in which domestic demand also declined, forced many producers across the world to curtail output. Between 2009 and 2014, global production increased by around 35%, rising by approximately 0.5 billion tonnes to 1.67 billion tonnes in 2014, of which China alone accounted for around 60% of the growth. While global steel consumption also increased following the 2009 financial crisis, the slowdown in China in 2014 and 2015 exposed the excess capacity issues faced by the steel industry as Chinese producers increased export volumes to compensate for falling domestic demand. Indeed, Chinese exports soared by 72% over the past two years, rising to a record 112 million tonnes in Global steel production is estimated to have fallen by 2.8% to 1.62 billion tonnes in 2015 (-1.8% year-on-year over the first half of the year and -3.6% year-on-year over the second half of the year). Production in the second half of 2015 was weaker and reflected worsening global demand conditions over the period and increased destocking as prices fell. China, which accounted for 49.5% of steel production in 2015 (49.3% in 2014), saw a decline in output of 2.3% as tighter steel margins rendered some mills unprofitable and producers were unable to offset the decline in domestic demand with increased exports. Apart from China, almost all major steel producing regions also recorded a decline in production in EU28 steel output decreased by 1.8% to around million tonnes even though consumption recorded positive growth; the incremental demand was in fact satisfied by imports. North American steel production fell by 8.5% in 2015 mainly due to a decline in U.S. output, which tumbled by 10.5% as stockholders and end-users sought to correct inventories which had grown in 2014 when total steel imports rose by almost 40%. In the CIS, output also fell (-4.3% in 2015 year-on-year) as a recession lowered domestic demand and overwhelmed increased international competitiveness from weaker domestic currencies. South America also saw a 2.5% decline in production as Brazilian steel demand faltered by around 15% due to economic issues facing the country. In Asia, production decreased by 2.3%, mainly due to slower growth in China and a 5% decline in Japanese output. In India, however, production increased by 2.6% and elsewhere, Australia/New Zealand also recorded a 4.6% rise in production. Steel prices 3 Steel prices for Flat products in Europe remained relatively stable in euro terms during the first quarter of 2015 against 2014 fourth quarter averages, despite continuous erosion of raw material costs. A balanced market, low interest rates and steady demand for durables, coupled with the weak euro, helped improve the steel market in the first quarter of In Northern Europe the price for hot rolled coil ( HRC ) improved slightly from January to March, to an average of ($ ) per tonne (/t) for the first quarter of Prices saw a similar trend in Southern Europe, with spot HRC improving to ($ )/ t, while a weaker euro impacted the realization of this improvement in USD terms both in Northern and Southern Europe by roughly -$50 quarter on quarter. Economic conditions remained good in Europe during the second quarter 3 Source: Steel Business Briefing (SBB) of 2015, with strong bookings in industry and auto. Despite this, steel prices saw consistent weakening on a monthly basis from April to June, due mainly to pressure from imports. Spot HRC averaged at ($ )/t in Northern Europe and at ($ )/t in Southern Europe. Aggressive domestic offers at the beginning of the third quarter, coupled with low-priced imports from Turkey, Russia and China, kept prices in Europe under pressure, and HRC spot saw a drop of approximately 27/$27 quarter on quarter, in Northern Europe, to ($ )/t and 37/$38/t, in Southern Europe, to ($ )/t. Eurozone consumer confidence dropped to a nine-month low in October, while the gap in the offer price for steel in northern vs. southern Europe continued to feed expectations for price declines. HRC spot further weakened during the fourth quarter to ($ )/t in Northern Europe and to ($ )/t in Southern Europe. In the United States, 2015 started with a positive economic outlook, supported by consumer confidence in February at its highest since 2007, despite negative sentiment in the oil & gas sector. The steel market was nevertheless challenging, due to high inventories and buyer caution in placing orders. A strong USD continued to encourage imports during the first quarter of 2015, with South Korea, Japan, Germany and Australia quickly taking over volumes upon the termination of an export suspension agreement with Russia in December Domestic prices declined, especially during February and March, following declines in Scrap #1 Busheling, which fell from $369 per gross tonne ( /GT ) in January to $255/GT in March. Spot HRC prices during the first quarter of 2015 dropped from a $631/t average in January to $531/t in March, for a quarterly average of $578/t. The second quarter had a weak start, with declining scrap prices rolling over into April and HRC bottoming at

8 6 Management report $ /t, before strengthening of underlying demand aided prices to firm to a $ /t level in May. Scrap #1 Busheling gained $30 from April to June to an average of $266/GT for the second quarter of 2015, supporting HRC price improvement to $ /t in June, for a quarterly average of $ /t. Despite the consumer confidence index increasing by points from July to in August, and steel consumption being sustained by strong sales in auto (17.7 million units SAAR in August), prices started weakening again during the third quarter, as U.S. prices re-aligned to those globally and scrap prices failed to provide cost support. Spot HRC price fell to $ /t by September, for a quarterly average of $ /t. Demand for both scrap and finished steel during the fourth quarter remained weak due to destocking and Scrap #1 Busheling fell to $ /GT, pushing HRC spot price down approximately $70 quarter on quarter, to an average of /t. In China, 2015 began with increased uncertainty due to the change in export rebate policy as of January 1, 2015 (discouraging exports and adding more pressure on the domestic market), and the government s efforts to implement anti-pollution regulation, impacting producer costs and possible cuts to capacity. Despite the Central Bank s 0.5% cut to the reserve requirement ratio to boost growth, steel market activity remained depressed in the first quarter of 2015 and remained weak into the second quarter, due to declining real estate demand. Production, however, was sustained by exports, which surged from March onward. Domestic prices continued their accelerated decline, with spot HRC down to $ /t VAT excluded, during the first quarter (from $ /t in the fourth quarter of 2014), and further to $ /t VAT excluded, in the second quarter. Market sentiment remained weak during the third quarter, with prices declining month by month, to an HRC average of $ /t level, VAT excluded. Demand continued to shrink in the fourth quarter, as the cold season approached and HRC domestic prices saw a drop in their quarterly average to $ /t level, VAT excluded. Long products saw resilient demand in Europe in January and February 2015, and a slight increase in scrap price gave support for improvement on commodity pricing, despite pressure from Russia and Ukraine in Eastern Europe. Buyers became more hesitant towards the end of the first quarter as scrap price weakened and expectations built for a price decline. Medium section prices, however, saw progressive, albeit limited, improvement from January to March 2015 (+ 7/t), with a quarterly average at ($ )/t. Rebar prices, on the other hand, were impacted to a greater degree by scrap fluctuation, and declined by 10 during the quarter, to an average range of ($ )/t. The European Central Bank s lending survey at the beginning of the second quarter sustained a take-off for construction investments, thus demand continued solid during the April-June period. In addition, with scrap picking up, further price gains were achieved in euro terms both for medium sections at ($ )/t and rebar prices at ($ )/t. Price trends reversed starting in the third quarter, as pressure on scrap from the international markets resulted in E3 scrap prices dropping, impacting commodity offers. Medium section prices declined to ($ )/t and rebar to ($ )/ t. The situation continued into the fourth quarter, when further scrap deterioration pushed medium sections down approximately 36/$48 versus the third quarter, to a range of ($ )/t, and rebar prices were down by approximately 38/$49, ranging around ($ )/t. In 2015, scrap prices globally re-aligned following a year of anomalously high levels. Prices of scrap HMS 1&2 of USA origin imported into Turkey dropped substantially during the first two months of 2015 from $311/t CFR in January to $248/t CFR in February. This was followed by an unexpected price improvement starting in March, on the back of tight supply, to a peak of $286/t in May (average range of $ /t during the second quarter of 2015). Export prices for Turkish rebar fluctuated alongside scrap dropping from $493/t FOB in January to $436/t FOB in March ($ /t average range in the first quarter), and reversing to a peak of $454/t FOB in May (second quarter average range of $ /t FOB). The spread of Turkey FOB rebar prices over scrap declined by approximately $20/t during the period, partly compensated by the Turkish lira s depreciation. Turkish imported scrap saw significant price declines during the third and the fourth quarters, as raw material costs continued to deteriorate and international price pressure increased. Scrap HMS 1&2 fell to as low as $204/t CFR Turkey by September and $180/t CFR Turkey in October, followed by slight improvement towards the end of 2015 (to $188 avg. in December). Lack of support from scrap, as well as weaker billet prices (due to severe Chinese competition), coupled with weak demand, impacted rebar prices, which dropped during the third quarter to an average of $ /t FOB Turkey, and further to $ /t FOB, during the fourth quarter. Current and anticipated trends in steel production and prices Steel output declined in major steel producing regions in 2015 reflecting falling global steel consumption, as well as the availability of cheaper imports from mainly China and the CIS. Chinese production declined by around 2% compared to a fall in domestic consumption of around 4.5%, while exports continued to increase substantially to a record 112 million tonnes in 2015, up 18 million tonnes year-on-year. The combination of softening global demand and excess Chinese capacity had a negative impact on production in many regions. With the exception of Europe, apparent consumption in developed markets fell in 2015, particularly in United States where the inventory overhang resulted in an almost 10% fall in apparent demand. Steel production in the USA fell by 10.5% in 2015 as imports remained elevated relative to historical levels, particularly for flat and long products, despite an overall fall of 6.5% year-on-year. ArcelorMittal expects continued growth in underlying real steel demand in the United States in 2016 and, due to the level of destocking last year, considers that apparent steel demand and domestic steel production will be likely to rebound. In Europe, ArcelorMittal expects the gradual recovery in the steel consuming sectors to continue, albeit more slowly than in 2015, while steel production is only likely to be up slightly year-on-year in 2016, provided that trade actions are taken to protect domestic producers from unfairly priced imports. ArcelorMittal forecasts that global steel demand will remain stable in 2016, at best rising by less than 1% in 2016, following a 2.2% fall in 2015 triggered by weakening developing markets and destocking in some developed economies. While ArcelorMittal expects continued weakness in Brazil and Russia, the magnitude of their declines is expected to be lower than those of China too is expected to see demand levels fall slightly, likely to be in the -1% range assuming the real estate market begins to improve in the second half of Weaker emerging market currencies are expected to continue to support export opportunities, due to international price competitiveness, thereby supporting steel production in these countries. In China, the increasing threat of countervailing and anti-dumping measures against Chinese origin material by several countries, as well as domestic environmental compliance issues are likely to keep steel production growth

9 Management report 7 muted, particularly as global steel demand remains subdued in the first half of Should competitively priced Chinese exports continue to rise, however, production growth in export destinations will likely be negatively affected. Despite the weakness of steel prices, steel spreads (the difference between raw material costs and finished steel prices) have actually begun to pick up so far in the first quarter of 2016 from the depressed levels seen at the turn of the year. Ultimately, steel prices will depend on the strength of underlying raw material prices, which are a function of both the demand and supply of each commodity. Raw materials The primary raw material inputs for a steelmaker are iron ore, solid fuels, metallics (e.g., scrap), alloys, electricity, natural gas and base metals. ArcelorMittal is exposed to price volatility in each of these raw materials with respect to its purchases in the spot market and under its long-term supply contracts. In the longer term, demand for raw materials is expected to continue to correlate closely with the steel market, with prices fluctuating according to supply and demand dynamics. Since most of the minerals used in the steel-making process are finite resources, they may also rise in response to any perceived scarcity of remaining accessible supplies, combined with the evolution of the pipeline of new exploration projects to replace depleted resources. The spot markets for iron ore and coking coal have been in a downward price trend since the first half of In 2015, this trend gained momentum with a slower growth rate in China, recession in developing economies such as Brazil and Russia, and continued robust seaborne supply from major miners. Since the beginning of 2014, the iron ore and coking coal prices decreased by 61% and 37% respectively (Platts Q vs. Q4-2015). As for pricing mechanisms, since 2012, quarterly and monthly pricing systems have been the main type of contract pricing mechanisms, but spot purchases also appear to have gained a greater share of pricing mechanisms as steelmakers have developed strategies to benefit from increasing spot market liquidity and volatility. In 2015, the trend for using shorter-term pricing cycles continued, with the spot market remaining liquid and driven by Chinese demand. Iron ore In the first quarter of 2013, iron ore prices increased dramatically reaching $160 per tonne in late February as a result of restocking in China before the New Year holiday and a seasonally weaker supply due to weather-related disruptions in production in Brazil and Australia. The average price for the first quarter of 2013 was $148 per tonne. In the second quarter of 2013, iron ore prices declined significantly as a result of stock cuts stemming from uncertainties about the Chinese market outlook, reaching a low of $110 per tonne in May and averaging $126 per tonne for the quarter. In the third quarter of 2013, iron ore spot prices recovered, averaging $132 per tonne for the quarter, as a result of strong crude steel production rates in China and significant restocking at Chinese steel mills through the end of August. Despite a strong seaborne supply coming on-stream from the third quarter of 2013 onwards, the spot price remained above $130 per tonne. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the iron ore market stabilized within a range of $130 to $140 per tonne with no clear price direction as the increasing supply availability was matched with a higher demand on the winter season restock. In the first half of 2014, iron ore spot prices declined by 31% from $ per tonne on January 1, 2014 to $93.25 per tonne on June 30, This downward price trend was due mainly to increasing supply in the seaborne market and financial weakness in the Chinese steel sector. Credit market tightness combined with stretched cash flows at Chinese mills resulted in a strong destocking trend at Chinese mills from the beginning of the year through the end of the second quarter. Rising iron ore import inventory at Chinese ports was reflective of stronger seaborne supply while real iron ore demand in the Chinese off-shore market remained relatively stable. The downward trend continued and reached $66-69 per tonne in late December 2014 on continued structural iron ore oversupply and persistent strains in the credit market in China. The average spot price for the fourth quarter was $74 per tonne, or 18% lower than the previous quarter at $90 per tonne. As of end of January 2015, iron ore spot prices were trading in the range of $62-69 per tonne (January 15-30, 2015, CFR China, Platts index, 62% Fe). The downward trend of iron ore prices persisted through 2015, with quarterly averages spot prices of $62.40 per tonne in the first quarter of 2015, $58.45 per tonne in the second quarter, $54.90 per tonne in the third quarter and $46.65 per tonne in the fourth quarter (CFR China, Platts index, 62% Fe). This downward trend has been supported by continued structural oversupply, resilience of high cost mines (in China and seaborne), lower mining costs at major supply regions (supported by currency depreciation, e. g. in Australia and Brazil), lower fuel and freight costs as well as bearish sentiment about Chinese steel demand. In this context of oversupply, the Samarco tailings ponds dam collapsed in November 2015 resulting in a halt of operations (a 30 million tonne pellet capacity producer); however, it did not affect the plummeting iron ore price trend, which continued decreasing through the end of Coking coal Due to a continued strong supply and weak demand outlook, the spot coking coal market remained weak in Better-than-average supply conditions during the Australian wet season in early 2013 contributed to a decrease in hard coking coal prices in the first half of 2013, with premium coking coal spot prices reaching a low of $130 per tonne (FOB Australia) by the end of the second quarter. Spurred by Chinese demand, spot hard coking coal prices began to increase at the beginning of the third quarter of 2013, peaking at $152 per tonne in mid-september. However, despite high imports of coking coal to China, the seaborne coking coal market remained weak until the end of 2013, largely as a result of relatively weak ex-china seaborne demand, an improved supply base from Australia and strong domestic production in China. The premium coking coal spot price was $131 per tonne on December 31, In 2013, contract prices followed the volatile spot price trend over the year, with the quarterly contract price for hard coking coal progressing from $165 per tonne in the first quarter to $172 per tonne in the second quarter, then to $145 per tonne in the third quarter and $152 per tonne in the fourth quarter. Due to the combined effects of strong Australian coking coal production performance, the mild wet season in Australia and weaker seaborne demand from China, the coking coal spot market and quarterly contracts settlements have been on a downward trend in 2014 and Moreover, in the same period there was an increase of seaborne supply from new regions, notably Russia and Mozambique, as well as productivity improvement and cost reductions at major producers also supported by depreciated local currencies and lower diesel prices. This downward trend prevailed despite some supply closures, e.g. major seaborne suppliers of coking coal from Australia, the United States, and

10 8 Management report Canada announced the closure of their least cost efficient mines in order to adjust to weaker seaborne demand and to remain cost competitive. These supply closures seem to be more than offset by lower Chinese imports, throughout Chinese coking coal imports continued their decline (a decrease of 21% year-on-year in 2014 and a decrease of 21% for January to November 2015 vs. January to November 2014, Tex Report January 5, 2016), while an increased share of imports from Australia at the expense of other seaborne suppliers, mainly from the U.S. bearish market price forecasts, combined with successive loss-making quarters partially originated from high debt service obligations (following past acquisitions), have forced several U.S. coal producers, to file chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 in order to restructure their finances and operations. The first half of 2015 experienced sharp spot price and contract reference price reductions, with a widening gap in the second quarter between both references (spot indexes and quarterly contract settlement), as quarterly contract references settled at $117 per tonne (FOB Australia) and $ per tonne for the first and second quarters of 2015, respectively. Spot prices for such quarters averaged $104 per tonne and $87 per tonne, respectively. In the third quarter of 2015, premium coking coal spot prices reached a low of $79 per tonne (FOB Australia) while contract settlement for the same quarter was at $93 per tonne (FOB Australia). Contract settlement further reduced in the fourth quarter of 2015, where contract prices settled at $89 per tonne (FOB Australia), while spot prices were trading in the range of $72-77 per tonne (December 1 through 31, 2015, FOB Australia HCC Peak Downs Platts index). ArcelorMittal has continued to leverage its full supply chain and diversified supply portfolio in terms of the origin of sources to mitigate risks of regional supply disruptions. Additionally, ArcelorMittal further diversified its coking coal supply portfolio by adding new sources from emerging mines, e.g. from Mozambique and Russia. Scrap Scrap prices decreased throughout In Europe, the average price of scrap in 2014 was 262 per tonne (Eurofer Index for Demolition Scrap), which was 6.1% lower than in 2013 when the average price was per tonne. The published value of the index on February 5, 2015 was 239 per tonne. Similarly, in NAFTA the average price of scrap in 2014 was $ per tonne (HMS 1&2 FOB East Coast), which was 4.7% lower than in 2013 when the average price was $ per tonne. The published value of this Index on February 5, 2015 was $ per tonne. During the course of 2014, scrap prices decreased by 20.2% compared to 2013 (from $393 to $ per tonne: MB HMS 1&2 80:20 CFR Turkey, North European origin). The published value of this Index on February 5, 2015 was $ per tonne. In 2014 as compared to 2013, the drop in the Metal Bulletin Index HMS 1&2 80:20 CFR Turkey, North European origin was 5.5% on average, consistent with the 6.1% in local European Eurofer E3 prices. Scrap imports towards Turkey remained constant with a decrease of 0.28% in 2014 as compared to This was, to some extent, a consequence of Turkey s capacity to source iron ore based materials in order to control scrap prices. Imports of billets were sourced from CIS beginning in the second half of The second and third importers are South Korea (< 1/3 the amount Turkey imports) and Italy. China takes 10th place and decreased its imports of scrap by 41.4% in 2014 as compared to 2013, mainly due to preference for iron ore in this context, plus the use of internal scrap (no exports recorded in 2013 or 2014). Regarding exports of scrap, the United States continued to take the lead but with a continuous downtrend to 15.5MT in 2014 as compared to 18.5MT in 2013 as a result of better economic activity, which is to say, strong demand, plus a favorable /$ exchange rate discouraging traditional exports to Turkey. In Europe, after some volatility in the first quarter of 2014 (average price of 269 per tonne) the Eurofer E3 index remained very stable in the second and third quarters, around 270 per tonne. However, there was a decrease in the fourth quarter of 2014, to per tonne on average due to alternative sourcing from Turkey. The lowest price was reached in November at 237 per tonne. In NAFTA, the HMS 1&2 FOB index reacted consistently with Europe, with prices in 2014 at $345 per tonne in the first quarter, $355 per tonne in the second quarter, $357 per tonne in the third quarter and a final decrease to $ per tonne in the fourth quarter. Beginning in the third quarter of 2014, the U.S. dollar strengthened significantly against the euro, which improved the attractiveness of scrap exports from the eurozone region relative to NAFTA. Scrap prices decreased throughout In Europe, the average price of scrap in 2015 was per tonne (Eurofer Index for Demolition Scrap), which was 20.3% lower than in In NAFTA, the average price of scrap in 2015 was $218 per tonne (HMS 1 Domestic MidWest), which was 40% lower than in 2014 when the average price was $364 per tonne. Comparing 2015 to 2014, average international scrap prices decreased by 33.5% from $352 to $234 per tonne (MB HMS 1&2 80:20 CFR Turkey, North European origin). Similarly for NAFTA, the average price of scrap in 2015 was $224.4 per tonne (HMS 1&2 FOB East Coast) which was 33.7% lower than in 2014 when the average price was $338.5 per tonne. Turkish scrap import volumes were 14.5 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2015, representing a decrease of 18.4% compared to same period in This was mainly a consequence of Turkey s capacity to source iron ore based materials which drove scrap prices down. Turkish billets imports from China increased 1.33 million tonnes. Turkey remains the main scrap buying country in the international market and approximately 65% of its steel production is based on the EAF process. Turkey s crude steel production decreased by 8% in the first 11 months of 2015 as compared to the first 11 months of 2014, with a decrease of 14.6% in the EAF process and an increase of 7.5% in the blast furnace process. The high scrap prices have made the EAF process less profitable as compared to the iron ore based processes. Production cuts in the EAF base processes took place in 2015 reducing scrap demand. Ferro alloys and base metals Ferro alloys 4 The underlying price driver for manganese alloys is the price of manganese ore which was at the level of $3.11 per dry metric tonne unit ( dmtu ) (for 44% lump ore) on Cost, Insurance and Freight ( CIF ) China for 2015, representing a decrease of 31.80% from $4.56 per dmtu in 2014 ($5.33 per dmtu for 2013) mainly due to poor demand and oversupply of manganese ore in The 2015 prices of high carbon ferro manganese decreased compared to the prior year by 15.8% from $1,119 to $942 per tonne. Prices of silicon manganese decreased compared to the prior year by 17.43% from $1,222 to $1,009 per tonne ($1,174 per tonne for 2013). Prices for medium carbon ferro manganese decreased in 2015 compared to the prior year by 13.11% from $1,686 to $1,465 per tonne ($1,644 per tonne for 2013). 4 Prices for high grade manganese ore are typically quoted for ore with 44% manganese content.